An 85th Birthday Celebration for Iran’s Supreme Leader As the United States considers imposing sanctions on one or more Israeli battalions accused of human rights violations during operations in the occupied West Bank, there is much to consider. What emboldened Iran to launch under international law an act of war against Israel? Would anyone be […]
Will Iran Respond to Israeli Attack by Developing Nuclear Arsenal?
So far, publicly, at least, Iran does not possess nuclear arms and has not attempted to build them. That seems unlikely given the amount of resources Iran has put into uranium enrichment, but let’s assume that’s reality for a moment. In Foreign Policy, Sina Azodi wonders if Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian targets will be […]
Iran’s Imperialistic Face Exposed
Don’t: Joe Biden’s Middle East Policies in Shambles It’s easy to think Iran’s drone and missile assault on Israel Saturday night into Sunday as an open act of aggression. The radical, audacious assault on Israel was meant to kill as many Israelis as possible. It isn’t the start of this conflict, rather it’s an escalation, […]
The Most Dangerous Middle East Moment since 1973?
At The Economic Collapse, Michael Snyder discusses the dangers currently accumulating in the Middle East, referencing Sen. Marco Rubio’s assessment that this is “the most dangerous Middle East moment since 1973.” Then Snyder suggests it’s even more dangerous than that fraught time. He writes: If Iran hits targets that are outside the land of Israel, […]
What Did Iran’s Attack Teach the World?
In The Spectator, Fraser Nelson discusses what the world learned about Israel and Iran after Iran’s attack. He writes: Some 300 missiles and drones were dispatched by Iran towards Israel Saturday night, the largest such assault in history. The IDF say 99 percent of them were shot down by the air forces of Israel, the […]
Can a Wider Middle East War Be Avoided?
In an attempt to contain a wider war in the Middle East, the Biden administration is urging Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran. Bloomberg’s Fiona MacDonald, Jennifer Jacobs, Donato Paolo Mancini, and Golnar Motevalli report: The huge salvo of missiles and drones launched from the arid plains of Iran toward Israel was the kind […]
How Will Iran Respond to Israel’s Attack on Its Personnel in Syria?
Israel killed a large number of Iranian officials and generals in the country’s consulate in Syria. Now the world wonders how Iran will respond. Arash Azizi explains in The Spectator, writing: Shortly after Monday’s attack, Iran’s Supreme Leader and commander-in-chief, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, promised his “brave men” will respond to the “cruel regime” of Israel. […]
Israel-Iran Shadow War Enters New Dangerous Phase
Ethan Bronner of Bloomberg explains the growing danger in the Isreal-Iran shadow war. Bronner writes: A shadow war between Israel and Iran has shaped the Middle East for decades. Of the many conflicts that have roiled the region, theirs has long been among the most explosive. The two have attacked each other — mostly quietly and in […]
Iranian-Backed Groups Lighting Fires Throughout the Middle East
Lisa Beyer and Ethan Bronner of Bloomberg report how Iranian-backed groups are provoking a widening Mideast conflict. They write: As the war between Israel and the Islamist Palestinian group Hamas has continued, it’s stoked violence in other parts of the Middle East. Militant groups backed by Iran, which supports Hamas and for years has engaged in a […]
What the Hell Is Going On?
Can’t Take Hamas at Face Value From John Kirby, spokesman for President Joe Biden’s National Security Council: “We all know that the Gazan Ministry of Health is just a front for Hamas. It’s a — it’s run by Hamas, a terrorist organization. I’ve said it myself up here: We can’t take anything coming out of […]
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